Harlan County Teen Arrested on Threat Charges after Weekend Protest

A teen from Harlan has been arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at some protesters on
Saturday night.

Harlan Police responded to a lot near the Harlan Center where witnesses say a man who was counter protesting from his truck pointed a gun and yelled toward them and drove around them in what they described as a menacing manner.

After investigating, police arrested 18-year-old Marcus Slusher for terroristic threatening and menacing.

They say the gun was not fired and no one was hurt.